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Even as a child, Benjamin Carson wanted to be a doctor. Now a renowned pediatric neurosurgeon, Carson believes he owes his success to his mother, a domestic who received only a third-grade education.

What do the first 24-hour cable news network and a website known for cute cat videos have in common?Well, CNN and Buzzfeed are about to share a YouTube…

Tabitha Brown has parlayed her nearly 5 million TikTok followers and successful YouTube channel into a Food Network show. For her latest project, she's going plant-based.

Sri Lanka's Parliament chooses a new president. New Mexico firefighters have nearly contained a historic wildfire. And, Netflix says it lost nearly 1 million subscribers between April and June.

NPR's Farai Chideya talks with tech expert Mario Armstrong about the best sources on the Internet to help you plan your summer vacation.

Senator Mitt Romney says he won't seek reelection. How to prepare for a hurricane. The U.S. immigration population hits a record high.

More than a third of Americans play video games three or more hours a week. Part of the appeal is the richly developed characters in the games.

The money that the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, claims to be saving comes at a huge cost to the workers they're firing. NPR sat down with one federal employee fired on Presidents Day.

Research shows nearly 1 in 5 school-age children are using melatonin to help them sleep. But these supplements are unregulated and pediatricians worry about their safety and the dose.

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump attended three inaugural balls last night after a busy day.

Separated migrant families begin to reunite in the U.S. The fight against COVID-19 in the U.S. starts to pay off. States mount a legal fight to block Sackler family's bid for opioid immunity.

The forecasters got Hurricane Irma mostly right. At least compared to the predictions of past storms. That’s one of the conclusions from a National...

On "The Florida Roundup," Democratic congresswoman Kathy Castor of Tampa talks about why she opposes America's involvement in the war in Iran, offshore drilling and more.

Florida's Republican-dominated legislature kicks off its 2023 session. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell testifies before a Senate committee. French workers strike to protest pension reforms.

Trump is only the third president to be sworn in on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Due to the particulars of the calendar and the Constitution, the two events won't overlap again until 2053.

Adam Johnson bragged that he "broke the Internet" after an image of him with the podium was made public. A federal judge sentenced Johnson to 75 days in prison.

As billions from opioid settlements pour into states, Pennsylvania's efforts against addiction could be hamstrung because clean syringes could be considered illegal drug paraphernalia.

Floods in Nebraska tore out major highways and railroad lines and destroyed levees. In addition to rebuilding lives, residents of some small towns face hours long detours to buy basic supplies.

Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger says he's faced unprecedented pressure from within the GOP to throw out ballots that would favor Democrats.

The caps came nearly six years after voters approved a constitutional amendment broadly legalizing medical marijuana and more than three years after the Legislature authorized smokable marijuana.

Dr. Edwin Everham monitors frog populations and is a professor of ecology at Florida Gulf Coast University.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Rachael Denhollander, a former gymnast and Larry Nassar abuse survivor, about the problems that persist in the sport, and how Simone Biles's courage can help others.

Actor Julianne Nicholson talks about balancing grief with humor on her show, Paradise. She shares with Rachel an early memory of "outhouse beauty" and her secret to social situations.

The former USC gynecologist, who was accused of sexual misconduct by hundreds of women, has died. He was set to stand trial next year on sex crimes related to a smaller subset of 16 former patients.

NPR's A Martinez speaks with Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, the administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, about the future of both programs.